Elizabeth B. Kanianthra, PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Elizabeth B. Kanianthra, PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Graduate: George Washington University (1993)